Flexible Connection Sleeve for Building Drying and Cleaning Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing edge joint connection devices for drying or vacuuming are inflexible, expensive, and require significant space for transport due to their rigid angle profile design.
Innovation Solution
A flexible, elastic connection sleeve designed as a rubber mat that can conform to various surfaces, sealed with adhesive tape, and features a hose connection for easy adaptation to different geometries, allowing easy transport and versatile use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a rigid angle profile is used as the building connection element, then structural stability and sealing reliability are improved, but flexibility and adaptability to different surfaces deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the rigid angle profile with a flexible connection sleeve made of elastic material. This flexible shell can conform to different surface geometries including walls, floors, pipes, and irregular shapes, while maintaining sealing reliability through the elastic material's ability to deform and adapt to the underlying surface.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical state of the connection element from rigid to elastic/flexible. This parameter change allows the connection sleeve to dynamically adapt its shape to match various surface geometries while maintaining sufficient structural integrity for sealing and connection purposes.
2Strength
If a rigid angle profile is used as the building connection element, then manufacturing precision and structural integrity are improved, but ease of transport and storage deteriorate due to large space requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible connection sleeve can be folded or rolled into a compact form for transport and storage, dramatically reducing the space required compared to a rigid angle profile. The elastic material maintains structural integrity when deployed and can be easily reconfigured for different applications.
Solution Approach 2:
The connection element transitions from a static rigid structure to a dynamic flexible structure that can change its form factor. During use, it extends to provide the necessary structural integrity and sealing, while during transport, it can be collapsed or rolled into a compact configuration.
3Reliability
If a special angle profile component is used, then connection reliability is improved, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The flexible connection sleeve serves multiple functions: it provides the building connection element for sealing, acts as the structural support, and serves as the mounting surface for the hose connection. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate angle profile components, reducing device complexity and cost while maintaining connection reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges the building connection element and the hose connection mounting surface into a single integrated flexible connection sleeve. This combination simplifies the overall device structure, reduces the number of parts, and lowers both manufacturing and transport costs while maintaining reliable connections.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The solution provides a compact, adaptable, and effective connection device that can be easily transported and used on various surfaces, reducing space requirements and enhancing flexibility for different applications.
Implementation Method 1
The connection sleeve can be sealed, for example, against the wall and floor, or more precisely the wall and floor section encompassing the edge joint, using an adhesive tape that is preferably included in the set
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AI summary
For the simple drying of leaks, water damage and the like in buildings, the invention proposes a connection device for connecting a supply hose (pressure or suction hose) for the purpose of cleaning and/or drying a floor area, a wall, a pipe or generally an object, with a building connection element which can be placed on a connection section, e.g. floor section and a wall section adjacent to this floor section, in order to introduce a working medium into the connection section, e.g.to introduce an intermediate space between the wall section and the floor section, and a hose connection provided on the building connection element, which is characterized in that the building connection element is designed as a preferably air-impermeable connection sleeve 14 which can be placed snugly against the floor and wall section, that the connection sleeve 14 is designed as a surface element which, in an installed position, extends in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction extending transversely to the longitudinal direction, and that the hose connection is arranged in the connection sleeve.